Personal Essay On Joining The Navy

As a strong-willed woman, in 2014 I ended an abusive relationship with my girlfriend of three years and enlisted in the United States Navy. I decided to help others and myself by volunteering to become a service woman. Leaving everything behind to build and protect something more than myself was and is one of the greatest feelings of all time. Joining the Navy was one of the hardest and most rewarding times of my life due to me leaving family, friends and positively the abuse and the university I attended. Without escaping the relationship, negative impact in college would have forgone. The military saved me and aided in producing a successful future.

In the military, I gained knowledge of my life’s purpose, assisting others. Once I completed basic training my credit score dropped and I was living paycheck to paycheck. This is a typical occurrence for new military members across the branches. I did not want to become a negative statistic and chose to implement change. I made a personal budget that resulted in a 300 point credit increase, an emergency and regular savings

account. I would tell my peers about the progress made and they would in return ask me for help with their budgets due to them also living paycheck to paycheck. (add dialogue?) I would always remind them I am not a financial advisor and would recommend a budget based on their lifestyle and pay. As time passed, friends valued my advice resulting in their financial progress, they were saving more and encouraged my path in accounting.

While enlisted I became a bookkeeper for the USS Abraham Lincoln Operations department.

As a collateral duty I become a logistics specialist, I managed a budget of $75,000 by ordering materials necessary for the ship. I enjoyed creating spreadsheets and walking my Commander through the ordering process, the amount spent and even a goal for spending. To take an entire budget and recommend a monthly budget is an amazing feeling. As years passed, I knew accounting was my calling. Assisting others helped me realize my interest in accounting as well as being passionate. Accounting is an overall skill that applies to countless principles in life, in business and domestic levels. I appreciate the opportunities the United States Navy has granted to me and many Americans. I will always be grateful for the opportunity I was granted, but now it is time for me to thrive and follow my passion for

Accounting.

In the near future, I look forward to my knowledge to thrive in accounting. I would like to achieve networking capabilities and to gain entrepreneurship training. Nevertheless, I will capture the relationships with many individuals and will have the opportunity to get involved in social groups and or sororities. Overall, I will procure a lifestyle change in relationships, memories and will be the first in my family to receive a higher education, a college degree.